Legion Riders - Greetings Legion Riders,

1. The American Legion Warrington Post 240 8666 Gulf Beach Highway Pensacola FL 32507-2639 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Nonprofit org. U.S. Postage PAID Pensacola, FL Permit No. 385 TheVictor’s Voice FOR GOD AND COUNTRY FERUARY 2013 Post 240 website: www.americanlegion240.org Commander’s Corner– Happy New Year!! As we start this year let us remember OUR goals and OUR purpose. We are here to support the veterans to the best of OUR ability. I am now into my 7th month as YOUR commander and I believe WE have excelled in all OUR efforts. Teamwork is strong, more comrads are visiting the lounge, and most people are actually getting along!!! My goal is to continue to promote unity and togetherness throughout OUR post. start thinking about nominations for all the Legion Officers. Elections are right around the corner in May. Nominations will start in March. For God and Country Mike Holdener Email: Commander@AmericanLegion240.org COMMANDER Mike Holdener 291-6922 ADJUTANT Ron Woolsey 293-9396 1ST VICE COMMANDER Ron Woolsey 293-9396 2ND VICE COMMANDER Bill Stouffer 255-4243 3RD VICE COMMANDER Jake Taffaro 251-987-5848 FINANCE OFFICER John Edens 492-7082 HISTORIAN vacant SERGEANT-AT-ARMS John Sego 288-0609 CHAPLAIN vacant SERVICE OFFICER Randy McGhee 698-4171 ALR DIRECTOR Richard Raborn 380-4814 SAL COMMANDER Brian Nichols 723-0464 HOUSE COMMITTEE Hal Eyerly 944-7741 John Frenzel 437-1215 Bill Eastman 457-8419 Chuck Krahn458-0530 Marilyn Merkle 549-8095 POST LOUNGE 455-6111 1st Vice Cdr– Once again Iwant all to know I appreciate your renewals.  Thank you to all who have sent new members and members to transfer to our post.  Our Post needs less than 100 members to reach 100%!!!! We are at the 3/4 pole in the race ---- Please help Post #240 hit our 100% goal.  Also, please keep your information updated. See me for address or phone number changes. I am here to serve the member of our Post.  Happy Valentine's Day to our ladies.  Every lady that visits the  Post on Valentine's Day will receive a small box of candy!!!! ForGod And CountryRon "BULL" Woolsey 2ndVice Cdr – Continuing our effort to get dances going again, we have Mike Diamond Band playing 23 February 2013 from 8:00PM to midnight. Cost is only $5.00. The kitchen will be offering a nice dinner from 5:30 to 7:30. Please come and support OUR dance. For God and Country – Bill Stouffer 3rd Vice Cdr – February is around the corner, which means, it’s time again to fire up the fish fryers and get back to enjoying some good fried fish, hushpuppies and all the rest of the fine fix-ins that make up Post 240’s fish fry. Fish fries resume on the first Sunday of each month starting with February so, come on out and eat some good food and support your fish fry staff and Post 240. Serving starts at 2:00 pm until the fish is gone. For God and Country – Jake Taffaro LADIES AUXILIARY PRESIDENT Edie Herrington 456-8026 CHAPLAIN Mary Kowalski 791-6748 Our By Laws require us to review our By Laws and Constitution every 3 years or so. We just completed that and made a few changes. The Executive Committee reviewed and approved the changes to the Constitution and By Laws and Standing Operating Procedures (SOP’s) on December 18, 2012. I did a first reading at the General Membership Meeting on January 8, 2013. I am here by notifying the General Membership that the Constitution and By Laws and SOP’s will be read and put up for final approval voting at the General Membership on February 12, 2013. If you would like a copy of these documents they are posted on the wall in the Lounge for review. They are also on the Web Site: www.americanlegionpost240.org If you would like me to send you an email copy, please email me at post240cdr@cox.net. I will send you the final draft documents. For God and Country Jimmy lee Martin Post 240 Judge Advocate Important Notice please read!!!! Auxiliary– Thanks to all of you who have supported your Unit. The members are having very productive meetings and would like you to be part of the planning and progress. Happy Valentines day to all. Edie Herrington Unit #240 President Legion Riders - Greetings Legion Riders, Well the new ride schedule is out and it’s time to prep our bikes for the riding season. Our next ALR meeting will be on February 10th at 1000 am, please be there. We will have our first fun run on March 16th; will put out more details later on. Ride safe and come on out and support your Post and the Riders. For God and Country, Richard Raborn, Director